The Rosin Box: Ballet Myths
The Rosin Box returns! Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Soloist Aarón Sanz are back with another candid conversation, joined this time by Principal Dancer Unity Phelan and Corps de Ballet Member Naomi Corti.
They break down some of the most common myths about ballet and Company culture, from whether performers are like the characters in Black Swan to the pros and cons of dating other dancers, and what the perfect "ballerina pedicure" entails. Stream the episode at podcast.nycballet.com or your preferred podcast platform, and stay tuned for a new conversation at the Rosin Box next week.
Justin Peck's EVERYWHERE WE GO
Fall Replay: Soloist Emily Kikta's exhilarating entrance sets the tone for Justin Peck's Everywhere We Go.
Gianna Reisen's SIGNS
Fall Replay: Corps de Ballet Member Victor Abreu commands the stage alongside Shelby Mann and Andres Zuniga in the NYCB premiere of Gianna Reisen's Signs.
Justin Peck's PARTITA
Fall Replay: Principal Dancer Peter Walker and Soloist Harrison Coll's duet responds to Roomfull of Teeth's Partita for 8 Voices with a synchronous and staccato quality in Justin Peck's Partita.
Gianna Reisen's SIGNS
Flash Footage: The shape-casting ensemble of Gianna Reisen's Signs gives way to a brief quartet before regrouping during the ballet's NYCB premiere on the 2024 Fall Fashion Gala program.
Get the first look at Signs on the NYCB stage this week on the Contemporary Choreography program: nycballet.com/contemporarychoreographyfall
The 2024 Fall Fashion Gala is generously sponsored by Wells Fargo.
The Front of the Room
New York City Ballet presents The Front of the Room, a film by Sara Crow that explores the inspirations and creative processes behind the works on our 2024 Fall Fashion Gala program from the perspectives of choreographers Gianna Reisen, Caili Quan, and Tiler Peck.
Don't miss these recently-created works – and their stunning costume designs by Gilles Mendel, Zac Posen, and NYCB Director of Costumes Marc Happel – on the Contemporary Choreography program this week: nycballet.com/contemporarychoreographyfall
Mira Nadon on Tiler Peck's CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
Principal Dancer Mira Nadon reflects on the choreographic process of her fellow principal Tiler Peck's first work for NYCB, emphasizing how their collegial familiarity lent itself not only to Nadon's success in this role, but in her approach to all of her repertory.
Don't miss the return of Concerto for Two Pianos during the 2024 Fall Fashion Gala and on the Contemporary Choreography program this fall: nycballet.com/contemporarychoreographyfall
New Combinations: Caili Quan
Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan is back for a New Combinations conversation with Caili Quan, one of three women choreographers whose ballets make up this year's Fall Fashion Gala program: podcast.nycballet.com
They discuss Quan's path from studying dance while growing up on Guam to moving to New York City and performing with BalletX for eight seasons, and her transition to full-time choreography. Quan shares the ways her culture, family, and sense of home emerge within the work and contribute to the "warmth, grace, and generosity of spirit" Whelan felt when watching Quan in the studio.
See Quan's latest work on the Contemporary Choreography program after its Fall Fashion Gala premiere: nycballet.com/contemporarychoreographyfall
Justin Peck's IN CREASES
Flash Footage: One of many striking, dare we say iconic formations from Resident Choreographer Justin Peck's In Creases, the first work commissioned from him by New York City Ballet.
Don't miss the breakout contemporary classic on remaining All Peck programs: nycballet.com/allpeck
Flash Footage: Justin Peck's PARTITA
Flash Footage: Life intimates art in Justin Peck's Partita, featuring suspended sculptures by Eva LeWitt, whose father Sol's work was part of Caroline Shaw's inspiration in composing the Pulitzer Prize-winning score.
Experience this collision of contemporary artforms during remaining All Peck programs: nycballet.com/allpeck
On Our Way: Justin Peck's Decade in Residence
"Dance is this visceral expression through the body that can't be put into words, and I think that there's so much left to discover. And so, we're just on our way."
Last night, the opening of the All Peck program marked Justin Peck's 10th anniversary as Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet. The program commenced with the premiere of On Our Way: Justin Peck's Decade in Residence, a retrospective documentary surveying Peck's singular oeuvre of NYCB commissions.
Join us in celebrating Peck's decade of achievement, as well as the promise of work to come, on the All Peck program through October 13: nycballet.com/allpeck
